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2 Sheets-Sheet 1.

(No Model.)

T. G. BELDING.

.HAVES THOUGH.

Patented 'May 27, 1890.

WIT/VESSES:

v A Tron/VHS (No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

T. G. BELDING. HAVES TRQUGH.

No. 428,822. Patented May 2721890.

WITNESSS: /NVE/VTOH UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.,

THOMAS C. BELDING, OF CANTON, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE CANTON STEEL ROOFING COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

EAVES-TRO UG H.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 428,822, dated May 27, 1890.

Application filed February 13, 1890. Serial No. 340,289. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom it may concern: l. These extensions?) are folded in opposite Be it known that I, THOMAS C. BELDING, a directions upon each section, and when folded a citizen of the United States, residing at Canform locking-folds for uniting or connecting ton, in the county of Stark and State of Ohio, the sections A together.

5 have invented certain new and useful Im- For the purpose ot easily uniting or con- 55 provenients in Eaves-Troughs; and I do herenecting the sections A together, one end of by declare that the following' is a full, clear, each locking-extension is formed wider than and exact description of the same, reference its opposite end, thereby providing a means being had to the annexed drawings, making for entering one end of said locking-exten- [o a part of this specification, and to the letters sions under the opposite locking extension or 6o of reference marked thereon, in whichfold in advance of the opposite end, thereby Figure l is a view showin g two sections and causing the locking-folds to be easily attached the positions of the locking-extensions before together. In use when it is desired to unite they are bent or formed into position to lock or lock the sections A'together one end of the 15 the sections together. Fig. 2 is a View shoW- bead a is slipped within the bead upon the 65 ing the locking-extension properly formed to adjoining sections, as in Fig. 2, until the wider lock the sections together and said sections portions of the locking extensions or folds b placed in the position to be locked and one have fully passed each other, at which time of the beads inserted within the other. Fig. one end of one of the locking-folds is drawn zo 3 is a longitudinal section showing a finished and passed under the opposite locking-fold, 7o

joint. Fig. 4 is a View of a portion of a secat which time the sections A are drawn endtion, showing a modified form or the reverse Wise until said sections assume the position of the locking-extensions shown in Fig. l. illustrated in Fig. 3, thereby producing a Fig. 4t is a View of a portion of a section, showstrong and water-tight joint without the use 2 5 ing a slight modication of the locking-exten of solder. 75 sions. Fig. 5 is a View showing the sections In order that the raw edges of the lockingof an eaves-trough detached and their ends extensions b b maybe in perfect contact with properly formed to be locked together. Fig. the extreme inner part of the bends of said 6 is a View showing the sections attached tolocking-extensions, as shown in section at b,

3o gether and aportion of the metal broken away Fig. 3, and that said contact may extend the 8O to illustrate the locking-fold. Fig. 7 is aview entire length of the raw edges, and thereby showing the sections united together and a preserve the true alignment of the trough slight modification, which consists in having when the sections are properly united tothe raw edges of the locking-folds running at gether, said locking-extensions are folded on 3 5 right angles across the eaves-trough proper. line X X, Figs. 1,4, and 4a. The dotted lines 85 The present invention has relation to eaves- Z Z are shown with the radial lines z z for the troughs; and it consists in the different parts purpose of illustrating the bias fold of the and combination of parts hereinafter delocking-extensions l). scribed, and particularly pointed out in the In Fig. 7 a slight modification is shown,

4o claims. which consists in forming the locking-folds at 9o Similar letters of reference indicate correright angles to the cross-sections of the eaves spending parts in all the figures of the drawproper;

ings. For the purpose of preventing an aecumu- In theaccompanying drawings,A represents lation of the thickness of metal under the 45 the sections of the eaves-trough, which may beads a, the locking foldor extensions are cut 95 be formed of any desired length, and when away, as illustrated at Y, Fig. l. properly formed are provided with the usual In Fig. 4. aslight modification of thelockingbeads a. Both ends of 'the sections A are proextension l) is sl1o\vn,which consists in revers` vided with the extensions b,\vhich extensions ing the wider end of said locking-extension.

5o are substantially of the form shown in Fig. In Fig. Ll a slight modification is shown, 10o

which consists in forming each end of the ing-extensions l), bent or folded transversely looking-extension I) square.` to the section A on a line runningat an 0b- Ilaving fully described myinventionvhai;I lique angle in Cross-section to the sections A, 15

claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters substantially as and for the purpose specified.

5 Patent, is- In testimony that I elai in the above I have l. The sections A, provided with the loekhereunto subscribed my naine in the presence ing-folds b, one end of said locking-folds of two Witnesses. formed Wider than the opposite end, and said f 1 1 s T i folds turned in opposite directions upon the I'HOMAS L )ELDI G' lo ends of the sections A, substantially as and Vitnesses:

for the purpose specified. C. E. BELDING, 2. The sections A, provided with the look- E. O. C. SMITH. 

